Nouns denoting natural phenomena
- potential drop
- the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
- circulation
- movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels
- bandwagon effect
- the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity
- chain lightning
- a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
- hysteresis
- the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field
- byproduct
- a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
- snowflake
- a crystal of snow
- electrostatic field
- electric field associated with static electric charges
- interreflection
- reciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces
- puff
- a short light gust of air
- bolide
- an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
- fresh breeze
- wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale
- electric dipole moment
- the dipole moment in an electric dipole
- strong interaction
- (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
- supertwister
- the most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage
- radiation pressure
- the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave
- updraft
- a strong upward air current
- capillary action
- a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries
- propagation
- the movement of a wave through a medium
- fine spray
- precipitation in very small drops
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